THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE
LUSCIOUS TANGERINES GROW IN THE SALT RIVER VALLEY
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Autochromes by Clitton Aaams
IRRIGATION HAS MADE ARIZONA AN IMPORTANT PRODUCER OF CITRUS FRUITS
Grapefruit and oranges of excellent quality are grown now where a few decades ago spread a
blistering desert. This fruit is in great demand fcr the export market and is famous for its fine,
sweet flavor. The 15-year-old tree pictured here, in a Yuma Valley grove, sometimes bears as
many as ten boxes of grapefruit.
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